the fiscal cliff looming, they took to the air. voters watched this debacle with increasing dread, while visions of total victory danced in paul's head." goes on to say, "democrats balked at a tight spending cap. republicans kept pushing their anti-tax pact. thursday evening, ere christmas there arose such a clater, reporters sprang to the capitol to see what was the matter? house dems realized with glee the speaker could not pass his own plan b." you know that, dana, because you were there on the capitol saying this is devastating for speaker boehner. everyone is crossing their fingers, hoping a loast-minute deal will come together. let's hope. >> it's looking a lot less likely. i'm certainly hearing it from my sources. but we can always hope for a christmas miracle. >> that's right. >>> speaking of christmas, people are hoping for a white christmas on the roads and at the airport across the country. they're crossing their fingers for clear weather. >> a big storm out west already delaying travel plans. san francisco bay area deal